Certificate
Employment options leaving a bad taste in your mouth? Add some flavour to your career with a Certificate III in Commercial Cookery.
Become a qualified trade cook with skills in all areas of cookery including knife skills, food preparation, desserts, sustainable work practices, kitchen teamwork and cost-effective menu planning with this non-apprenticeship course, delivered full-time over the course of one year.
Fancy yourself as a creative in the kitchen? Then a Certificate III in Commercial Cookery is the perfect course to help you realise your dreams and pursue your passions!
Did you know: The Victorian Government has now made Free TAFE courses even more accessible for new students enrolling for study in 2023. All Free TAFE courses at TAFE Gippsland are now available to people with higher-level qualifications and those who have completed a previous Free TAFE course and are looking to continue in their selected training pathway. Conditions and eligibility rules apply. Check out our Free TAFE information page for further details.
And once you've completed this course, you'll have the skills to work as a qualified cook in restaurants, cafes, bistros, clubs, cruise ships, resorts and so much more!
You might even find yourself working in one of these areas:
Working as a cook at a wedding reception centre
Working as a breakfast cook in a trendy cafe
Working as a cook for a busy conference centre
Working as a cook at your local pub or hotel
Working as a cook at large events like AFL football games, Phillip Island grand prix, music festivals and community events.
Working as a cook for your local not for profit community organisations, such as Lions Club or Rotary
Working as a cook at your local restaurant
Working as a cook at your local sporting club kitchen
Working as a cook in a variety of fast food outlets in food court locations
The possibilities are endless!
You can even choose to take your career further by studying *Certificate IV in Kitchen Management, *Certificate IV in Catering Management, *Certificate IV in Patisserie, *Diploma of Hospitality or *Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management. (*Not currently offered at TAFE Gippsland)
All these courses will further enhance your employment opportunities by increasing your skills and knowledge, and we'll be here to walk you through all your options if and when the time comes, because we know these decisions aren't always easy!
This course will give you the skills to:
- Plan, organise, prepare and cook food in a commercial kitchen environment.
- Produce quality foods, plan menus, prepare meals for specific dietary and cultural requirements, and work as part of a busy kitchen team.
- Manage and control the cost of food and operate a successful restaurant.
Are there specified requirements for entry into the course/qualification?: Yes
And once you've completed this course, you'll have the skills to work as a qualified cook in restaurants, cafes, bistros, clubs, cruise ships, resorts and so much more!
You might even find yourself working in one of these areas:
Working as a cook at a wedding reception centre
Working as a breakfast cook in a trendy cafe
Working as a cook for a busy conference centre
Working as a cook at your local pub or hotel
Working as a cook at large events like AFL football games, Phillip Island grand prix, music festivals and community events.
Working as a cook for your local not for profit community organisations, such as Lions Club or Rotary
Working as a cook at your local restaurant
Working as a cook at your local sporting club kitchen
Working as a cook in a variety of fast food outlets in food court locations
The possibilities are endless!